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Tonight: Just for Laughs, Storage Wars Canada, The Liquidator

Just for Laughs: Chevy Chase, CBC
Comedy icon Chevy Chase hosts an evening of stand-up comedy featuring John Roy, Joel Creasey, Heidi Foss, Mike Birbiglia, Orny Adams, and Canadian comedy veteran Glen Foster.

Storage Wars Canada, City – “That’s Mr. Pecker to You”
Fill-in auctioneer Patrick Pecker returns to call an auction, causing chaos amongst the bidders.

The Liquidator, City – “Armed to the Rafters”
Touring an eye-popping military warehouse turns Jeff into a kid again and leads to one of his biggest impulse buys yet. After dropping thousands on a package deal that includes a decommissioned .50 caliber machine gun, Jeff is inspired to throw a massive military surplus event that will take over the warehouse. Will he sell the goods and win the war…or wave the white flag?

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Link: Rick Mercer on Fears, His Bucket List, and the Problem with Young People

From Erin Davis of Notable:

A Notable Chat with Rick Mercer on Fears, His Bucket List, and the Problem with Young People
Flying planes, sitting in fighter jets, hanging off buildings, and plunging into freezing cold water – it’s all in a day’s work for Rick Mercer. His job also lets him rant his way through graffiti-filled alleys about pretty much anything on his politically fuelled mind. As Canada’s number-one political satirist and a beloved comedic TV personality (and he has over two dozen Gemini Awards to prove it), Mercer calls politics his “sport.” Continue reading.

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Tonight: Orphan Black

Orphan Black, Space – “Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow”
Sarah (Maslany), Felix (Jordan Gavaris, Sea Of Trees), and Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy, DOWNTON ABBEY) are in London to track down the Castor Original, but their enemies are not far behind.

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Link: Letterkenny helping Sudbury become Hollywood Further North

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Letterkenny helping Sudbury become Hollywood Further North
They still pull nickels out of the mines in this Northern Ontario town. The latest precious resource, however: TV shows. There are a bunch of them shooting this year in Sudbury. I flew up this week to wander the set of Letterkenny, a hilarious take on small town dudes spun off the viral web hit “Letterkenny Problems.” One webisode has drawn over 3.4 million hits so far. All together, the series has pulled over 10 million views. Continue reading.

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